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BISMARCK Kirsten Baesler appeared to have secured a spot on the November ballot in the superintendent of public instruction race Tuesday, but the race for the second spot remained close at press time. Continue Reading

For years, data on schools has been collected and archived but seldom used or reported. But educators face issues every day in which they need to be able to access this information easily and understandably. They don’t have time to gather the data themselves; they are teaching. Continue Reading

Max Laird, a former Grand Forks teacher and former president of the North Dakota Education Association, believes the “No Child Left Behind” law demands too many tests. He said they are of limited usefulness in gauging a teacher’s skill or a student’s progress. Continue Reading

Monson, Potter considering same raceFormer North Dakota Education Association president Max Laird says he’ll run for the job again. Laird ran against Sanstead four years ago and lost. Laird got 45 percent of the vote. Continue Reading